Discovery Channel, History Documentary released in the year 2008. The events of September 11, 2001 forced security, engineering and emergency services experts to look at the world differently. Retaking New York looks at the new training measures undertaken by the anti-terrorism unit of the NYPD, high-tech evacuation procedures and the new technologies that are making glass and concrete safer and more bomb-resistant.
The NYPD is playing its part in the war on terror, with 39,000 officers patrolling the city's land, sea, sky and underground subway system. Operation Atlas was created post 9/11. Since then, the time devoted to counter-terrorism has multiplied twenty-fold. Most visible is the Hercules Unit of Operation Atlas. It is a heavily armed S.W.A.T. team that makes routine, unannounced visits to potential high-risk targets within Manhattan. The theory is that police officers should not be seen as first responders - a highly trained clean-up crew - but as first preventers, trained and equipped to help look for and stop terrorism before it happens.
Amidst the devastating loss of life on September 11, thousands of people did survive the attacks of the World Trade Centre. Most succeeded because they knew what to do - follow a well-practiced fire drill procedure. Survivors and experts talk about the science, psychology and reality of evacuating a building while under extreme duress. In addition to beefing up primary evacuation options, experts showcase some dramatic evacuation alternatives. Some of the more extreme proposals include exterior gondolas, controlled descent slides, parachutes and flying aerial rescue platforms. Experience has demonstrated that helicopters can effectively rescue people trapped in burning high-rises - but it is risky and dangerous. The city of Los Angeles Fire Department trains officers in this dramatic technique, and Retaking New York takes a first-hand look. Length: 46 min 11 sec
The NYPD is playing its part in the war on terror, with 39,000 officers patrolling the city's land, sea, sky and underground subway system. Operation Atlas was created post 9/11. Since then, the time devoted to counter-terrorism has multiplied twenty-fold. Most visible is the Hercules Unit of Operation Atlas. It is a heavily armed S.W.A.T. team that makes routine, unannounced visits to potential high-risk targets within Manhattan. The theory is that police officers should not be seen as first responders - a highly trained clean-up crew - but as first preventers, trained and equipped to help look for and stop terrorism before it happens.
Amidst the devastating loss of life on September 11, thousands of people did survive the attacks of the World Trade Centre. Most succeeded because they knew what to do - follow a well-practiced fire drill procedure. Survivors and experts talk about the science, psychology and reality of evacuating a building while under extreme duress. In addition to beefing up primary evacuation options, experts showcase some dramatic evacuation alternatives. Some of the more extreme proposals include exterior gondolas, controlled descent slides, parachutes and flying aerial rescue platforms. Experience has demonstrated that helicopters can effectively rescue people trapped in burning high-rises - but it is risky and dangerous. The city of Los Angeles Fire Department trains officers in this dramatic technique, and Retaking New York takes a first-hand look. Length: 46 min 11 sec
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